ᐅ Assistance with Preliminary Planning for Home Construction
Created on: 1 Apr 2015 13:23
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BillyHeuler
Hello,
My wife and I plan to build a house at the beginning of 2016. Some time ago, we were already able to secure our dream plot of land.
Since neither of us have much knowledge about home construction yet, we have naturally contacted several companies (Heinz von Heiden, TuC, Massa Haus, etc.) and requested catalogs. So far, however, we have not been able to find our exact "dream" house, mainly due to the floor plan.
Companies would be willing to implement our ideas, but since this deviates from their standard offerings, it seems there will be additional costs involved (according to the forum).
As some of our friends and acquaintances already have experience in this area, we asked them as well. One acquaintance told us that he built his house with the help of a civil engineer. This person apparently handled everything from planning, supervision, to final inspection. The costs involved were reportedly around 20,000 euros.
My question now is whether I should also organize my project through such an engineer, or if I should leave it to one of the above-mentioned companies. Are the profit margins of those companies significant enough that my costs/investment would ultimately balance out? Has anyone had experience with this?
My wife and I plan to build a house at the beginning of 2016. Some time ago, we were already able to secure our dream plot of land.
Since neither of us have much knowledge about home construction yet, we have naturally contacted several companies (Heinz von Heiden, TuC, Massa Haus, etc.) and requested catalogs. So far, however, we have not been able to find our exact "dream" house, mainly due to the floor plan.
Companies would be willing to implement our ideas, but since this deviates from their standard offerings, it seems there will be additional costs involved (according to the forum).
As some of our friends and acquaintances already have experience in this area, we asked them as well. One acquaintance told us that he built his house with the help of a civil engineer. This person apparently handled everything from planning, supervision, to final inspection. The costs involved were reportedly around 20,000 euros.
My question now is whether I should also organize my project through such an engineer, or if I should leave it to one of the above-mentioned companies. Are the profit margins of those companies significant enough that my costs/investment would ultimately balance out? Has anyone had experience with this?
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Bauexperte1 Apr 2015 23:27argh ... I didn't realize that the original poster plans to start building only in early 2016 ....
Best regards, Bauexperte
Best regards, Bauexperte
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Bieber08152 Apr 2015 11:17ypg schrieb:
There are more companies offering fully customizable floor plans than you might think. For example, Kern-Haus. I’m quite torn about it—I like the idea on one hand, but on the other, I might be okay with a standard catalog model and then basically end up paying too much *pondering*...
And yes, if possible, I would start building immediately. Prices seem to only go in one direction: up. Plus, with the energy-saving regulations coming into effect at the turn of the year, there will likely be a jump. I’m less worried about interest rates, but of course, you can never really know.